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American Water receives $250,000 grant to study distribution system biostability << BACK
Monday, February 07, 2011
VOORHEES, N.J. — The Water Research Foundation has awarded American Water Works Company Inc. a research grant of $250,000 to examine practical indicators of distribution system biostability, according to a press release.
Titled “An Operational Definition of Biostability in Drinking Water,” the study will focus on biodegradable organic matter; disinfectant demand and biodegradation of haloacetic acids; biofilm formation and corrosion rates; and biological consumption of ammonia, nitrate and phosphate.
American Water will directly receive $125,000 to pay for analytical costs, supplies, labor and other research costs, and approximately 20 utilities will provide in-kind contributions of $590,992, the release stated.
“We are pleased that the Water Research Foundation continues to recognize American Water as a leader in industry research,” said Dr. Mark LeChevallier, director of Environmental Stewardship and Innovation. “Our team of expert scientists and engineers, coupled with our large and diverse geographical footprint, provides an exceptional opportunity to study and develop best practices for the water industry.”
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Ohio EPA: Reverse osmosis may cause pollution problems << BACK
Monday, February 07, 2011
COLUMBUS, OHIO — According to an ongoing study by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the municipal use of reverse osmosis (RO) to treat drinking water may cause pollution problems in the state’s waterways, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
While RO creates cleaner drinking water, it leaves behind “reject water,” which is filled with minerals and pollutants, according to the story.
This reject water is too volatile to dump into nearby bodies of water, as it will kill or hurt the wildlife, the article stated.
As a result, the city of Delaware, Ohio, would have to spend $2 million dollars to pump the reject water five miles away to a sewer plant, and officials in the town of Marysville said they will have to spend as much as $1 million dollars to inject the waste 3,500 feet underground, the article stated.
“Right now, we are taking another look at the entire process to make sure we are going ahead with the most cost effective process,” said Rick Westerfield, Columbus’ water and power administrator.
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Ohio EPA: Reverse osmosis may cause pollution problems << BACK
Monday, February 07, 2011
COLUMBUS, OHIO — According to an ongoing study by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the municipal use of reverse osmosis (RO) to treat drinking water may cause pollution problems in the state’s waterways, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
While RO creates cleaner drinking water, it leaves behind “reject water,” which is filled with minerals and pollutants, according to the story.
This reject water is too volatile to dump into nearby bodies of water, as it will kill or hurt the wildlife, the article stated.
As a result, the city of Delaware, Ohio, would have to spend $2 million dollars to pump the reject water five miles away to a sewer plant, and officials in the town of Marysville said they will have to spend as much as $1 million dollars to inject the waste 3,500 feet underground, the article stated.
“Right now, we are taking another look at the entire process to make sure we are going ahead with the most cost effective process,” said Rick Westerfield, Columbus’ water and power administrator.
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